Home Herbalist Course

Study Herbs Online — Become an Herbalist from Home

Overwhelmed by conflicting herbal information online? The Home Herbalist Course cuts through the noise with a structured, expert-led curriculum that gives you a real foundation in herbal medicine — not just a collection of random tips.

Where ancient wisdom meets modern community, this course is your entry point into the world of medicinal plants. Taught by Lesley Tierra and Dr. Thomas Avery Garran, you’ll learn the foundations of both Western herbalism and Chinese medicine in a format designed for self-paced study.

This Is What You Get

• Learn more than 80 herbs and their medicinal applications
• Gain agency in your health — become more health independent
• Discover the rich tradition of energetic healing from China
• Become more empowered when making healthcare decisions for you and your family

Join our community while studying herbs online and become an herbalist from home — for yourself, for your family, and for your community.

The course introduces you to energetic healing with herbs, how to make your own herbal preparations, and much more. You will become the healer of your family and the supportive community member that others will look to for advice.

Who This Course Is For

• The beginning student of herbal medicine
• Anyone interested in herbal medicine for the general health of themselves and their family
• Anyone curious about energetics for herbs, diseases, and foods
• Those who want to use herbs safely and effectively but can’t commit to extensive training

Course Syllabus

Lesson 1: An Introduction to Herbal Energetics — Learn the foundations of how to approach healing from an energetic perspective, how herbs are classified, and how to assess an illness.

Lesson 2: The Energetics of Illness — Understanding the nature of disease through traditional frameworks.

Lesson 3: The Nature of Food — Exploring the relationship between diet, health, and herbal medicine.

Lesson 4: The Blurry Line that Separates Foods and Herbs — Where nutrition ends and herbal medicine begins.

Lesson 5: Herbal Fundamentals — Core principles every herbalist needs to know.

Lesson 6: External Preparations — Making salves, poultices, compresses, and other topical remedies.

Lesson 7: Internal Preparations — Tinctures, decoctions, infusions, and more.

Lesson 8: Herbal First Aid — Using herbs for common acute conditions.

Lesson 9: Taking a Natural Approach — An introduction to treating illness with herbal medicine.

Lesson 10: Materia Medica — The Herbs — An in-depth study of key medicinal plants.

Course Highlights

• Course Length: 6–12 months at your own pace
• Format: 10 lessons containing over 40 topics and 50 videos
• Access: Complete online access on all of your devices
• Teaching: Written lessons and video teachings by Lesley Tierra and Dr. Thomas Avery Garran
• Style: Easy to assimilate, bite-sized written lessons
• Foundation: A basic yet strong foundation you can apply immediately
• Convenience: Study at home at your own pace with well-respected herbalists and teachers
• Bonus: Graduates of the Home Herbalist Course get 15% off the Professional Herbalist Course when they enroll within 6 months of graduation

Do You Want to Learn to Use Herbal Medicine for Your Own Health?

The Home Herbalist Course is both a stepping stone for those who wish to gain a sense of agency in their health care, as well as a gateway for those who might go on to further study. It covers a substantial amount of foundational yet immediately useful information that you can employ for your own health and healing as well as that of your family.

The complete Home Herbalist Course includes self-grading quizzes, projects with personal evaluations, a certificate of completion, and lifetime access to your course and the student forum where you can interact with other students, ask questions, and access an extensive library of articles and books.